Databases

Chinese Herbal Medicine Database is developed by School of nursing, PolyU. This database contains information of more than four hundred types of commonly used Chinese medicinal (CM) herbs in Hong Kong. It provides pictures, an overview of the source, basic nature, action, usage and safety of the CM herbs and based on traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine principles, indications of each herb are suggested. Literature is provided (where available) for further reading, and to substantiate claims and provide evidence of reported side effects from the use of herbs.

中藥資料庫儲存約四百種香港常用中藥的資料，包括：圖片、中藥的來源、性能、功用主治及安全性等等，提供中藥資訊平台，並根據傳統中、西醫藥理論，說明每種中藥的適應症，並列出相關文獻（如有），以作佐證，供進一步參考閱讀，和提供服用中藥後副作用的證據。